Adding even more context, according to Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Conflict in Georgia [1], established by the Council of the European Union, „the shelling of Tskhinvali by the Georgian armed forces during the night of 7 to 8 August 2008 marked the beginning of the large-scale conflict in Georgia“
[1]https://www.echr.coe.int/documents/d/echr/HUDOC_38263_08_Ann...